Memory corruption in FRRouting
Priority LOW 38CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in FRRouting through 8.1.0 due to missing a check on the input packet length in the babel_packet_examin function in babeld/message.c.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01014 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | FRRouting | through 8.1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- FRRouting Vendor— Affected through 8.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-26127
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5xgr-wq7f-67xj
References
More Frrouting vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-20107 FRRouting FRR 7.5.1 through 9.0 and Pica8 PICOS 4.3.3.2 allow a remote attacker to cause… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-21958 An issue was discovered in FRRouting FRR 9.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-29658 An issue was discovered in FRRouting (FRR) through 10.1. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-21957 An issue was discovered in FRRouting FRR through 9.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2023-19790 bgpd/bgp_flowspec.c in FRRouting (FRR) before 8.4.3 mishandles an nlri length of zero, aka a "flowspec overflow." CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-17234 An out-of-bounds read in the BGP daemon of FRRouting FRR before 8.4 may lead to a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2022-26127 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-26127 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5xgr-wq7f-67xj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-26127 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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